Turning of the Tide
Premiere
In summer 2022, opera singer Pia Freund witnessed a unique tidal phenomenon in Brittany. The sea retreats at the pull of the moon, stays still for 60 minutes and then flows back. It is a specific length of time that humans cannot control.
Where does a person go when life imposes limits? What factors influence our decision? Or does the moment of non-movement make the choice for us? In this performance, the audience is led on a dramatised musical journey along the seabed towards the dead moment when the ocean seems to stand still for 60 minutes — which is also the duration of the performance.
Artists
Pia Freund, soprano
Hanna Kinnunen, flutes
Jyrki Myllärinen, guitar
Henrik Sandås, bandoneon
Ada Freund & Satu Rekola, dance and choreography
Compositions
Tiina Myllärinen (*1979): Lähtöjä lennossa – text: Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen
Tiina Myllärinen: Vain maneetit sädehtivät – text: Eeva -Liisa Manner/Aleksi Barrière
Paola Livorsi (*1967): Les heures / Kaksin – text: Eeva -Liisa Manner/Aleksi Barrière
Paola Livorsi: Kuolleet vedet
Paola Livorsi: Vers la mer / Merta kohti – text: Pia Freund, Timo Torikka, Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen
Lotta Wennäkoski (*1970): Muistan ajan – text: Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen
Lotta Wennäkoski: Aika siirtyy – text: Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen
Artistic group
Pia Freund, script
Timo Torikka, script, dramaturgy, director
Scenography and lighting design: Ia Ensterä
Sound design and technique: Anders Pohjola
Recordings of the sea soundscape: Jürgen Galli, Paola Livorsi / Centre for Music and Technology
Lighting: Perttu Sinervo / Teatteri Telakka
Scientific texts of the script: FT Havu Pellikka, FT Milla Johansson
Production: Dialogia! -festivaali ry
Producer: Taina-Maaria Rautasuo
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